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Thank you; I do not plan to use it. This party believes that it is sensible to have cross-border cooperation. We are not against that; we have seen it in health and other areas. I was not looking to get into a back and forward. From your party's point of view, there is a plan to project the idea of moving in a…
Does the Member not agree that, given the points that we raised about all-Ireland opportunities, what we are flagging is that the skills gaps in the North are the same as those in the South? There is nothing ideological about noting that there are economic gaps.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I will probably speak along similar lines. There is some commonality, although I would dissent from some of the more ideological comments that were made by my colleague on the opposite Benches around the all-island elements in terms of the economy and so on, but we will not…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Alliance believes in having a shared society, building a united community and providing greater opportunities for everyone. A few weeks back, I talked about sharing the island and working towards solutions for our economy and in health and education and a more prosperous…
I beg to move Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. A chairde , we ask the House to support a simple but powerful idea: no young person on this island should be held back from accessing education by an artificial barrier, be it financial, bureaucratic or political. Education should open doors; it…
I thank the Minister for his statement. Can the Minister provide an assessment of how easy it is for groups, particularly smaller community groups, to access the current PEACE PLUS funding?
I thank the Minister for his statement. Minister, you noted that you received a report in the Council on the implementation of the 2014-2020 Peace IV and INTERREG programmes. Have you any detail on the schemes that have closed? As a percentage of the total value of the claims that were made on those schemes, what was…
I acknowledge the Minister's update for the Assembly, brief and factual as it is. Given what we hope is somewhat of an improvement in UK-EU relations in making progress towards some kind of an improved set of arrangements, including for sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls, which would be helpful for this place,…
Thank you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. In compliance with section 52 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, I wish to make the following statement on the twenty-third meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in Special EU Programmes sectoral format, which was held in the North/South Ministerial Council building,…
Thank you, Minister. You mentioned the fact that the changing of the eligibility criteria for schools to avail themselves of the RAISE funding has seen some opposition. I noticed that that matter was raised at the meeting. Following on from your answer to the Member for South Down, will you clarify whether you are…
I welcome the update on joint working on youth mental health and well-being. Was there any direct engagement with children and young people in the development of the policy and delivery framework to ensure that the approach is led and informed by the user?
That is a really important question. It is not a matter that was expressly on the agenda for that particular sectoral meeting. However, it is an area that my officials and I are engaged on in looking at the barriers that inhibit people from Northern Ireland from accessing universities in the Republic of Ireland. The…
Minister, I wonder whether you discussed at the meeting or have had any engagement on the cross-border education issue that cuts across your Department and the Economy Department of the high points that are required for Northern students who are doing A levels and AS levels to get into Southern institutions. Some…
Minister, artificial intelligence by its nature evolves and changes rapidly. Will you advise on whether there was any consideration of how training resources can be updated regularly as the technology evolves and changes?
Minister, I have never visited the Middletown Centre. As Minister, what impressed you from your visit? Can you provide further information on the work that it is doing now and that it is planning for the future?
I thank the Minister for his statement. When engaging with your counterparts in the South on tackling educational disadvantage, have you visited any of the DEIS schools in order to bring back learning from that model to Northern Ireland?
I thank the Minister for his statement. Does he believe that the NSMC is providing practical assistance to address educational disadvantage and underachievement in Northern Ireland, and if so, how?
Can the Minister expand on the opportunities that he and his counterpart in the South are looking at to support children with special educational needs across the island?
I thank the Minister for his update this afternoon. Going back to RAISE, can you detail how much of the €24 million that has been allocated to Northern Ireland will actually be spent? Are any guarantees in place to ensure that it directly benefits disadvantaged pupils here?